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Driving safety experts convene at Virginia Tech for international naturalistic driving research symposium
Transportation researchers, practitioners, and other experts from around the world gathered in Blacksburg, Va. in August to share advancements being made in international driving safety.
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VIDEO: Virginia Tech President Tim Sands talks about the value of Virginia Tech's unique footprint in engaging partners
VTTI plays a critical role in Virginia Tech’s interdisciplinary research presence in Blacksburg, Roanoke, Northern Virginia and across the Commonwealth.
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Transurban and VTTI partner to make roadways safer for motorcycle riders
Transurban has partnered with VTTI to launch the Motorcycle Technology Evaluation Challenge (MotoTEC). MotoTEC seeks to implement rider-centric research to identify and advance potential new technologies to address the safety and usability needs of riders on the road and around construction work zones.
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Teen crash risk highest during first three months after getting driver’s license
Teenage drivers are eight times more likely to be involved in a collision or near miss during the first three months after getting a driver’s license, compared to the previous three months on a learner’s permit, suggests a new study led by the National Institutes of Health.
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VTTI on pace to surpass milestones, advance transportation solutions
The transportation landscape is rapidly evolving, and VTTI—along with its affiliated corporation, the Global Center for Automotive Performance Simulation—is keeping pace to address industry needs while ensuring the safety of transportation users.
Welcome from the Director
It is rare to have a career in which one feels they are truly making a difference. It is rarer still to work with others–faculty, staff, and students–who are dedicated to such a daunting endeavor. But that is what makes VTTI unique. This is a community with a voracious desire to dig deep to find the solutions that will ensure the safety of all ground transportation users, from truck and car drivers to motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. This is a community that is dedicated to creating a sustainable transportation system and to preserving our mobility, our infrastructure, and our environment.
It has been 30 years since VTTI was founded. Then called the Center for Transportation Research, we encompassed 15 employees. Today, we stand at more than 500 employees, house the largest group of driving safety researchers in the world, annually see sponsored research expenditures of more than $40 million, have an infrastructure worth more than $110 million, and support close to 300 undergraduate and graduate students who are gaining first-hand knowledge into the field of transportation research.
This is but a snapshot of what VTTI has accomplished. What we will continue to accomplish is nothing short of our core mission: to save lives, save time, save money, and protect the environment.
Virginia Smart Road
The Virginia Smart Road is a unique, state-of-the-art, full-scale, closed test-bed research facility managed by VTTI and owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The Smart Road continues to play an important role in the overall success of the institute and its research endeavors. Transportation scientists and product developers have spent more than 20,000 hours conducting research on this high-tech highway since its opening.
Anne Deekens